When it comes to Nintendo NX news, things have been quite slow over the last couple of months and while rumours are still predicting that the console will launch before March 2017, Nintendo itself is really dragging its feet with official announcements. However, Nintendo may finally break its silence on …
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Arktika.1 is an FPS built from the ground up for Oculus Touch
Oculus has had a difficult six months, with us and just about everyone else claiming that the HTC Vive is the superior headset to its Rift, but that may be harder to justify when Touch controllers arrive. Especially since some of the games that have been built for it from …
Read More »22,000 police bodycam roll out finally gets started
The roll out of body cameras for the Metropolitan Police force is finally getting under way, despite original plans to begin it in March this year. In total 22,000 of the cameras will be attached to officers, especially those also equipped with firearms, with the adoption expected to be complete by …
Read More »Alphacool Eisbaer 240 Expandable AIO Review
Recently we have seen a fair few all-in-one liquid coolers here at KitGuru. While they offer good performance, typically better than competing air coolers at least, you simply stick them in your case and forget about them. Alphacool wants to change that mentality with its new Eisbaer range. The Eisbaer …
Read More »Germany wants Tesla to stop using ‘misleading autopilot’ name
While the world and his dog seem to be working on automated car features right now, Tesla was the first to put one out there in the wild. However Germany's federal motoring body has asked it to stop calling its system “autopilot,” because it feels that the term could mislead …
Read More »U.S. officially bans Samsung Note 7s from all flights
Just a few days after Samsung and the U.S.' Federal Aviation Administration warned people to turn off their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones before catching a plane, the transport department has stepped in and banned the handset from all flights. Taking one on to a U.S. aircraft will now be considered …
Read More »Rockstar’s Red logo generates more buzz than most game releases
Rockstar might not release a game every year like some publisher/developers, but it knows how to generate some buzz. In its latest internet breaking event, it released a simple faded logo, on a red back drop. As you might expect if you're a fan of previous Rockstar work, this is …
Read More »Asus’s new ROG Swift offers massive 240Hz refresh rate
Asus has been steadily expanding its ROG Swift range of monitors over the last couple of years, with a big focus on pushing higher refresh rates. However, shortly, Asus will be releading its highest refresh rate monitor ever- the ROG Swift PG258Q, which boasts a massive 240Hz native refresh rate. …
Read More »Cheaters have already found exploits in Battlefield 1
Battlefield 1 hasn't fully launched yet but players can get a headstart in the multiplayer and campaign modes by signing up for EA/Origin Access, which includes ten hours of early game time. However, you may encounter some frustrations during pre-launch multiplayer as it looks like cheaters are already being encountered. …
Read More »MEGA Living Room Gamer Upgrade Competition!
Fancy giving your living room a serious boost when it comes to PC gaming? Well we have got a MEGA PRIZE for you! The CouchMaster Cycon offers you the ultimate in gaming comfort on your very own sofa, the 8GB Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+ pushes pixels around the screen at …
Read More »Mafia 3 PC Game Analysis
The Mafia series has had a positive history on the PC platform. However, this year, a new team has picked up the series to deliver Mafia 3. Things didn't get off to a great start last Friday when the game's PC version launched with a hard 30 frames per second …
Read More »Report claims AMD has managed to boost Polaris performance per watt
While things are quiet at the moment on the Vega front, it looks like news is leaking out about Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 revisions from AMD. The new efficiency focussed GPUs launched earlier this year in the form of the RX 480, 470 and 460 but according to reports …
Read More »MSI pulls Kaby Lake BIOS update to fix mystery error
Just last week both MSI and Asus announced that they would be rolling out BIOS updates for their current Z100-series motherboards to introduce support for Intel's upcoming Kaby Lake processors. If you an MSI user and have already installed the Kaby Lake update, then you may want to keep an …
Read More »Windows 10 Redstone 2 update to release in March 2017
Now that most of the kinks with the recent Windows 10 Anniversary Update have been ironed out, it is time for Microsoft to focus on the next big update. We have heard some details about the Redstone 2 update in the past but according to reports this week, we now …
Read More »Xbox One has outsold PS4 for three months but PS4 Pro could change that
Since the start of this console generation, the Xbox One has consistently been outsold by the PlayStation 4. Microsoft's console did have brief stints of higher sales but the original box never really hit its stride. The Xbox One S is a different story however, as over the last three …
Read More »Dark Souls 3 is getting a dedicated PvP zone
Dark Souls 3 is getting its first DLC pack later this month titled ‘Ashes of Ariandel' and aside from taking players to an icy new world, it will also introduce a new dedicated PvP arena. While PvP is present in Dark Souls 3 already thanks to game invasions, there hasn't …
Read More »Biostar Racing Z170GT7 motherboard winner announced
In September, we teamed up with Biostar to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a Racing Z170GT7 motherboard, worth almost £125. The draw has taken place and the winner of this impressively specified piece of hardware can be announced. The correct answer was, of course, 110dB. The winner …
Read More »Bittorrent Inc fall out settles down with co-CEO leaving
BitTorrent Inc. the company behind the Utorrent file sharing client, has become a one CEO firm once again. This came as part of a falling out between the two heads, who previously joined up as the company transitioned to a more commercial entity. It has denied that the company is …
Read More »Snapchat’s rumoured IPO could value it at $25 billion
Snapchat, the company that turned down three billion dollars in Facebook money just three years ago, is now readying itself for a public offering, which could see the company valued at $25 billion (£20.5 billion). If successful, it would be the biggest tech IPO since Twitter went public in 2013. …
Read More »UK banks may not be reporting all breaches to customers
If one thing has become apparent from breaches of corporate stores of customer information in recent years, it's that the fall out is usually lessened if you give people a heads up that they may have been compromised. An alternative for British banks though, is to just not tell anyone. One security …
Read More »Roccat Skeltr Smart RGB Gaming Keyboard Review
Although we are big fans of mechanical keyboards here at KitGuru, there is no denying that there are some rather fancy membrane boards in existence too. Roccat's Skeltr, though, is looking to become the undisputed king of membrane boards, with a host of high-end features, and a price tag to …
Read More »The PSVR can work with any HDMI input, in 2D
With the PlayStation VR headset now out in the wild, it didn't take long for people to start trying to make it do things it's not designed for: like playing content on the PC. However surprisingly enough, it works rather well, giving you a giant, floating 2D TV to play on. …
Read More »Twitch Prime has improved overall viewership by 13 percent
Although you might expect that announcing a paying option for a service wouldn't exactly drive people to sign up, that's exactly what's happened with Amazon's gaming stream service, Twitch. After the announcement of Twitch Prime, concurrent viewer numbers have gone up by as much as 13 percent over the ensuing …
Read More »AMD no longer supporting Gaming Evolved Raptr app
Over the last couple of years, AMD users have likely had an encounter or two with Raptr's ‘Gaming Evolved' app. At one point it was AMD's answer to the GeForce Experience, with the app being bundled with every driver update. However, it looks like AMD is moving on from Raptr's …
Read More »Western Digital’s Helium-filled drives are helping data centres go green
Around four years ago, Western Digital introduced the HelioSeal platform and began shipping helium-filled hard drives, pushing the market forward by offering extreme capacities and reducing energy consumption for enterprise users. It turns out that helium filled drives have caught on, as Western Digital announced today that it has managed …
Read More »PC and Xbox One owners can start playing Battlefield 1 right now
Battlefield 1 might not officially launch until the 21st of October but if you happen to be gaming on an Xbox One or a PC, you can actually get a head start right now. If you sign up for EA Access (Xbox) or Origin Access (PC), then you get to …
Read More »Refugee Text wants to help make seeking asylum easier
As much as immigrants and refugees are a sensitive, emotive political topic, it's easy to agree that actually being one of those people fleeing a war torn country must be pretty terrifying. With that in mind, Refugee Text wants to use the power of automated chat bots to help those …
Read More »Youtuber rages at user base for pirating his movie
KSI, best known in some circles for being banned from Eurogamer Expo for inappropriate behaviour towards female attendees, is mad that people are pirating his recent movie. Fans have highlighted his own pirating ways in the past, but that only seems to have incensed the man more. Olajide Olatunji, otherwise …
Read More »BMW’s self-balancing motorbike offers ultra-safe two wheel travel
The Motorrad, as BMW is calling it, is a self-balancing, sometimes-autonomous motorbike, which could make two wheeled travel far safer than it is at the moment. The marketing for the new concept tells us that it's so safe, you don't even need to wear a helmet. While the legislation of …
Read More »Aerocool DS 230 Case Review
Aerocool DS230 has a familiar look about it, somewhat akin to a Fractal Design Define R5 or Thermaltake F51 standing on a small plinth. The emphasis is on low noise, which makes perfect sense in a Dead Silence model, and both side panels and the top cover are heavily lined …
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